Vending-machine.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903. M. G. OLEMONS.

VENDING MACHINE.

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PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903.

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PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903. M. c. OLEMONS. VENDING MACHINE.

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iatented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFIC MELVIN o. oLEMoNs, or DELEVAN, NEW YORK.

VENDING-MACHINE.

SPEGIFICATIONforming part of Letters-Patent No. 732,337, dated June 30,1903.

Application filed October 23, 1902. Serial No. 128,377. (No model.)

To all whontif may concern:

Be it known that I, MELVIN O. CLEMONS, a Y citizen of the United States,residing at Delevan, in the county of Cattaraugus and State .of NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vending-Machines,ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a vending machine which is more particularlydesigned for dispensing newspapers, magazines, and other articles havinga flat or sheet-like form.

The object of this invention is the production of a machine of thischaracter which can be easily loaded and which reliably dischargesdelivery movement of the bands the same are I unwound from the magazineand then wound up separately on the take-up devices,whereby the articlesbetween them are discharged. Suitable driving mechanism is provided formoving the magazine and take-up devices backward and forward.

In the accompanying drawings, consisting of three sheets, Figure l is afront elevation of my improved vending-machine, showing the front panelof the inclosing casing lowered to permit of loading the machine withnewspapers or similar articles. Fig. 2 is .a horizontal section in line2 2, Fig.3. Figs. 3, 4, and are vertical transverse sections in lines 33, 4 4:, and 5 5, Fig. 2, respectively. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary verticallongitudinal section in line 6 6, Fig.4. Fig. 71s a similar section inline 7 7, Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is fragmentary horizontal section similar toFig. 2, taken in line 8 8, Fig. 5, and showing the position of the partsupon loading the machine.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section in line 9 9, Fig. 4. Fig. 10 is across-section in line 10 10, Fig. 8. Figs. 11 and 12 are'fragmentaryhorizontal a guide-roller E.

sections in lines 11 1 1 and l2 12, Figs. 4 and 5, respectively. Fig. 13is a fragmentary section showing a modified construction of myinvention.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspon ding parts throughoutthe several views.

The casing which incloses the mechanism of the vending-machine may be ofany suitable construction. As shown in the drawings, this casing is offlat-sided form and consists of a frame A and panels a a 0, mounted onthe frame. 7

B 13 represent two carrying webs,'aprons,

or bands, which receive the newspapers be-v tween them for loading themachine and from which the newspapers are subsequently discharged for Idispensing the same. These bands are secured individually at their frontends to two take-up drums or rollers b b, while their rear ends aresecured together to a main magazine drum or roller C. Upon turning themagazine-drum backwardly in the direction of the arrow, Fig. 3, bothbands are wound together upon the same and unwound from the take-uprollers. Upon turning the take-up rollers forwardly in the direction ofthe arrows, Fig. 3, each of the bands is wound individuallyupon itsparticular roller and both bands are unwound from the magazine-drum.

The take-up rollers are arranged horizontally and lengthwise in theupper and lower part of the casing adjacent to the front panel athereof, and each of these rollers is journaled at its ends in bracketsd, secured to the inner side of the frame. The magazinedrum is arrangedlengthwise and horizontally .in the rear part of the casing midway ofthe upper and lower take-up rollers and journaled at its "ends inupright bars or standards d, secured to the main frame. That portion ofeach band between its take-up roller and the magazine-drum passes aroundThe guide-rollers of both bands are arranged horizontallyand parallelone above the other between the upper and lower take-up rollers andserve to guide the newspapers between the bands upon loading the machineand also to deliver the papers properly upon unloading the machine.-

In order to facilitate loading of the machine, the magazine-drum isturned backwardly bya motor while the attendant is feeding thenewspapers successively between the bands. This motor may be of anysuitable form, but is preferably constructed as follows: F represents acoil-spring arranged between the panel a and the adjacent end of thedrum and secured at its inner end to a winding-shaft f, while the outerend thereof is secured to the adjacent stationary part of the frame. Thewinding-shaft is journaled in a suitable bracket G on the main frame,and its outer end is arranged opposite an openingf' in the panel a andprovided with a slitf or formed otherwise for interlocking the same witha winding-crank f which is passed through said opening for the purposeof winding up the spring. The winding-shaft is provided with agear-pinion g,which meshes with a gear-wheel g, mounted on the rear partof the bracket G. The spring is prevented from unwinding upon detachingor removing the winding-crank by a spring detent or pawl 9 which ismounted at its upper end on the bracket G and provided at its lower freeend with a tooth g", which engages with a toothed or ratchet rim g onthe inner side of the gear-wheel g.

H representsa cou pliuggear-pinion, whereby the gear-wheel g isconnected with or disconnect-ed from the shaft of the magazinedrum. Thiscoupling -pinion is introduced through an opening h in the adjacentpanel a of the casing, and while its hub is slipped upon the adjacentouter end of the magazineshaft its toothed rim is engaged with theadjacent teeth of the motor gear-wheel g. The coupling-pinion and themagazine-drum shaft are so constructed that these parts interlock whenthe couplingpinion engages with the motor gear-wheel.

In order to permit of employing but a single device for winding themotor-spring F and connecting the coupling-pinion with the drum-shaft,the outer end of the latter is provided with a slit h, similar to thewindingshaft, and the coupling-pinion and windingcrank are connected bya single hub h having an internal key tongue or web 7L3, which iscapable of interlocking with the slit in either the winding-shaft or themagazinedrum shaft.

g represents a shifting finger arranged on one side of the detent andstanding normally in the path of the coupling-pinion when the machine isloaded and ready for use. Upon moving the coupling-pinion inwardly onthe magazine drum shaft this pinion engages with the finger g and movesthe same inwardly, together with the detent, thereby disengaging thelatter from the motor gear-wheel 9', whereby the power which is storedup in the spring F is permitted to act upon the magaziue-dru n1 and turnthe same backwardly for loading the machine. After the attendant has fedthe desired number of newspapers upon the magazine-drum thecoupling-pinion is withdrawn for disconnecting the drumshaft from itsspring-motor and arresting the backward movement thereof. Uponwithdrawing the coupling-pinion the detent, owing to its resilience,automatically ren gages with the ratchet-rim of the motor gear-wheel gand holds the sameagainst forward movement, thereby preventing themotor-spring F from unwinding wholly and enabling the energy which isstored up in said spring to be used for turning the drum backwardly forloading the same the next time.

Preparatory to loading the machine the attendant removes the front panela of the casing in order to afford access to the guide-rollers E forfeeding the newspapers between the same. For this purpose the frontpanel is preferably pivoted at its lower end to the casing by hinges t'and detachably connected at its upper end with the casing by a lock 2".Upon unlocking the front panel and swinging the same downwardly into ahorizontal position, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, this panelserves as a table or shelf for supporting the pile or stack ofnewspapers and permits the attendant to conveniently feed the samebetween the carrying-bands. The downward movement of the front panel maybe arrested when the same reaches a horizontal position by a stop of anysuitable construction. The means for this purpose (shown in thedrawings) consists of an arm i secured to the inner side of the frontpanel and provided at its inner end with a laterally-projecting finger i(see Figs. 1 and 2,) which is adapted to engage with the adjacent innerside of the casing when the front panel reaches a horizontal position.

The opposing or operative sides of the carrying bands are preferablyprovided at regular intervals with transverse lines or other marksj,which divide the faces of these bands into a plurality of articlespaces, divisions, or sections, each of which receives a newspaper orother article upon loading the machine. The bands are slowly unwoundfrom the take-up rollers, and as these bands pass around theguide-rollers E the attendant feeds the newspapers successively betweenthe same, and the papers are wound upon the magazine-drum, together withthe carryingbands. After the desired number of newspapers have been feedinto the machine and the magazine-drum has been uncoupled from its motorthe attendant closes the front panel of the casing.

Each of the take-up rollers is connected with a motor, whereby eachroller is turned forwardly, and its band is wound thereon in the samemeasure as it is unwound from the magazine-drum. A spring-motor ispreferred for this purpose, which is constructed as follows: representsa coil-spring which is secured at its outer end to a stationary part ofthe machine, while its inner end is secured to the hub of a gear-wheelk. This gear-wheel is journaled on an arbor k arranged on one of theadjacent brackets d, and meshes with a gear-pinion k on the adjacent endof the respective take-up-roller journal. A separating-disk Z isarranged between the motorspring and the gear wheel and pinion k toprevent the spring from interfering or becom-' ing caught on the teeththereof. The springs of the motors on both take-up rollers are preventedfrom becoming displaced outwardly by a bar Z, arranged on the outersides of these springs and connected at its ends by screws Z orotherwise to the arbors of the motor gear-wheels k. The coils of thesetakeup motors are so arranged that they are woundup or strained as thebands are unwound from these rollers and Wound up on the magazinedrum.In order to automatically effect this winding up of the take-up-motorsprings, the motor-spring F of the magazine-drum is made suflicientlyheavy or strong so that when the same is wound up it will exert ordevelop sufficient power to not only wind the bands from the take-uprollers to the magazine-drum, but will also wind up the springs of bothtake-up motors. Upon disconnecting the magazinedrum from its motor themotors ot' the takenp rollers become operative and turn the same in thedirection for winding the carryingbands thereon, whereby these bands areunwound from the magazine-drum and the pa pers between the bands aredelivered successively from between the same at the guiderollers. Bythus proportioning the strength of the springs of the magazine-drummotor and the take-up-roller motors it is unnecessary to wind up thesprings of the take-up motors separately, thereby simplifying theconstruction of the machine and reducing the number of parts whichrequire attention in operating the same. I

A controlling mechanism is provided which prevents the magazine-drumfrom turning forward continuously and compels the same to'move forwardintermittently a predetermined distance for delivering one newspaper ata time. This controlling mechanism is constructed as follows: anrepresents a gearpinion which is secured to one end of the magazine-drumshaft and meshes with a gearwheel m, journaled on the adjacentsupporting-bar d of the magazine. n represents a gear-wheel which ismounted loosely on the 'magazine-shaft on the outer side of thegearpinion m and meshing with a pinion 72', connected with theintermediate gear-wheel 'm. 0 represents an escapement-disk whichcooperates with an escapement-pawl o for deter mining the extent of eachintermittent forward or delivery movement of the magazinedrnm. This diskis detachably connected with the outer side of the gear-wheel "n by twopins 19, projecting laterally from the gear-wheel it through openings inthedisk, a thumb-screw p, entering the outer end of the drum-shaft,

and a washer p interposed between the thumb-screw and the disk, as shownin Figs. 4 and 6. The escapement-pawl is pivoted on the adjacentsupporting-bar d above the disk and is provided on its lower arm with atooth 0 which is adapted to engage with one of an annular row ofstop-teeth g on the periphery of the disk. The lower arm of theescapement-pawl is prevented from becoming displaced laterally withreference to the disk by means of a bifurcated lug g, which straddlesthe upper part of the disk, as shown in Figs. 4; and 6. Theescapement-pawl is yieldingly turned in the direction for engaging itstooth with the teeth of the disk bya spring g connecting the upper armthereof with a stationary part of the machine.

R represents a trip-latch whereby the escapement-pawl is turned fordisengaging the same from the disk and permitting the magazine-drum tomove forwardly under the action of the take-up motors. This latch ispreferably of curved form and extends from the upper arm of theescapement-pawl forwardly and downwardly and is pivoted at its lower endto a hand-operated lever r. The rear end of the latch is provided with aforwardlyfacing hook r, which engages normally with a rearwardly-facingshoulder r on the upper arm of the escapement-pawl. ver is pivoted atits rear end to the frame of the machine, so that it can turn in avertical plane, and its front end, projects forwardly through a verticalslot r in the casing and is provided outside of the case with a handleor knob r The hand-lever is normally held in an elevated position by aspring r which connects the same with a stationary part of the machine.The upper part of the latch is arranged in a guide loop or bearing 5,which is preferably mounted on a stationary part of the machine in frontof the escapement-pawl. The latch rests at the under side of its upperpart' upon the lower part of the guide loop or bearing and is providedon its under side with a cam-face s, which extends rearwardly from theguide-loop. The latch is normally held in engagement with the shoulderof the escapement-pawl by means of a spring 5 which connects the samewith the hand-lever. Upon depressing the hand-lever the upper part ofthe latch is moved forwardly, whereby the latter disengages the pawlfrom the disk and releases the magazine drum. During the last portion ofthe downward movement of the hand-lever the upper part of the latch israised sufficiently to disengage the same from the shoulder of the pawlby reason of its cam face 8 riding on the lower part of the guideloop,and thereby lifting this end of the latch. The instant the pawl isliberated from the latch the same is turned'in the reverse direction byits spring g for moving the tooth on its lower arm into the path of thenext following tooth on the escapement-disk, thereby arresting the diskwhen the same has moved from one tooth to another. Upon releasing thehand-lever the latter is raised by its spring and the latch is movedinto its rearmost position, duringwhich movement of the latter the hookthereof ridesup an incline s on the upper-arm The hand-lei i i I of thepawl and is automatically reengaged with the shoulder of the same. Asthe escapement-disk moves the distance from one tooth to the nextfollowing tooth the magazine-d rum moves forward a greaterdistance,equal to one of the article-spaces on the carrying-bands, fordischarging the foremost newspaper confined between the two bands. Thisdifferential in the extent of the movement of the disk and drum isobtained by means of the driving gearing between the escapementdisk andthe magazine-drum, which gearing causes the disk to turn only a fractionof the extent which the drum moves. As the bands and the papers betweenthe same gradually unwind from the drum the diameter of the lattergradually is reduced, and it becomes necessary to increase the extent ofthe peripheral movement of the drum for unwinding the bands therefrom tothe extent of one article space. In order to permit of this gradualincrease in the extent of each intermittent forward movement of the drumand compensate for the decrease in the diameter thereof, the distancebetween the teeth qon the disk gradually increases from thestarting-point on the disk, which corresponds to the largest diameter ofthe drum, to the fining to in the front panel of the casing.

ishing-point of the disk, which corresponds to the smallest diameter ofthe drum. The escapement-dis'k is provided with a stop-lug 15 betweenits foremost and rearmost teeth, which lug is constructed to engage withthe rear side of the pawl in all positions of the latter when the diskhas made one rotation, thereby preventing the drum from unwindingfurther, this stop being so located that it engages with the catch atthe time the bands have become wholly unwound from the drum. If it isdesired to vary the extent which the bands are successively andintermittently unwound from the drum for delivering articles of varyinglength, the stop-disk is replaced by one having its teeth arrangedcloser together or farther apart. This is permissible by means of thedetachable connection between the disk and its driving mechanismprovided for this purpose.

In actual practice the depression of the hand-lever is controlled by acoin-operated releasing mechanism, which prevents the machine from beingoperated and delivering its contents unless a proper coin has beendeposited in the machine.

As the paper issues forwardly from the carrying-bands at theguide-rollers E the same is projected through a horizontal slot or open-The paper is directed into this slot from the bands by means of a guidelip or flange a, which extends from the lower edge of the dischargeslotto the lower band and guide-roller, thereby preventing the newspapersfrom following this band downwardly below the dischargeslot and cloggingthe machine. A guard or hood 11, projects downwardly from the upper edgeof the discharge-slot a sufiicient extent to render the slot diflicultof access and preventing tampering with the machine through the same.The relative movement of the parts is so timed that when the machinecomes to rest after being operated the rear edge of the newspaper willstill be gripped between the carrying-bands sufliciently firm to preventthe paper from falling upon the ground outside of the case, while itsfront end projects slightly beyond the lower edge of the hood withinconvenient reach of the purchaser, who completely removes the paper fromthe machine by a gentle pull upon the same.

As the thickness of newspapers varies, provision is made for adjustingthe guide-rollers one with reference to the other in order to adapt themto the thickness of the particular paper which it is desired to dispensein this machine. As shown in the drawings, the lower guide-roller isjournaled in fixed bearings o, mounted on the front part of thecasing,while the upper guide-roller is journaled in movable bearings 12, whichare vertically adjustable for moving the upper roller toward or from thelower roller. Each of the upper bearings is guided in a vertical way 1;on the adjacent part of the casing, and this adjustment is effected bymeans of a vertical screw '0 journaled at its lower unthreaded end inthe adjacent bearing of the lower roller,while its upper threaded endworks in a corresponding opening in the movable roller-bearing. Theadjusting screw is preferably held against endwise movement in the lowerbearing by a collar 10 and thumb-piece w, secured to the same onopposite sides of the lower bearing. The thumb-pieces of both screws areaccessible upon opening the front panel and can be readily turned forraising or lowering the upper guide-roller.

For the purpose of preventing tampering with the machine through theopenings h f in the casing opposite the magazine drumshaft andwinding-shaft of its motor a slide or shutterm is provided, having twoopenings 00 03 corresponding to the openings in the panel a. Thisshutter is arranged to slide horizontally in guides 00 between the innerside of the casing and the adjacent mechanism. When the machine is beingloaded, this shutter is moved rearwardly, so that its openings registerwith those of the casing,as shown in Fig. 8, and permit of applying thecouplingpinion and winding-crank to the shafts of the magazine drum andits motor. When the machine is in condition for use, the shutter ismoved forwardly until its openings are out of register with those in thecasing and the latter are closed by the solid part of the slide, asrepresented in Fig. 2. This movement of the shutter is preferablyeliected automatically as the attendant opens the front panel of thecasing for filling the machine and again closes the same after themachine is filled, thereby avoiding the possibility of leaviu g theshutter open. As shown in the drawings, this the front panel preparatoryto feeding newspapers into the machine the shutter-lever is turned by aspring .2, so that its lower arm moves outwardly and its upper arm movesinwardly, whereby the openings in the side of the casing opposite thedrum and winding shafts are uncovered. In moving the front panelupwardly into its closed position the stop-arm t'*, which has its underside shaped to form a cam, bears with this side against the lower arm ofthe shutter-lever and moves the same inwardly, whereby the shutterconnected with the upper arm thereof is moved to the proper extent forclosing the openings in the casing.

If desired, the guide-rollers E may be omitted, in which case thetake-up rollers are arranged to rest one upon the other, as shown inFig. 13. In this construction the bearings of either or both take-uprollers 12 12 must be movable in order to permit the rollers toconstantly bear against each other as the diameter thereof increases ordecreases.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a vending-machine, the combination of amagazine-drum and means for operating the same, two take-up rollers, twocarryingbands adapted to receive the articles to be dispensed betweenthem and each connected at one end to said drum and having its oppositeend connected with one of said take-up rollers, whereby when the drumand rollers are turned in one direction both bands are wound on the drumwhile when the drum and rollers are turned in the opposite direction theouter ends of the bands are individually wound on the take-up rollers,and means for operating the take-up rollers; substantially as set'forth.

2. In a Vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two opposing carrying-bands each of which is connected at oneend to said drum and at its opposite end to one of said take-up rollers,guide-rollers which support the bands between the magazine-drum andtake-u p rollers, and means for operating the take-up rollers,substantially as set forth.

3. In a vending-machine, the combination of an inclosing casing providedwith a discharge opening, guide rollers arranged in the casing onopposite sides of said opening, a magazine-drum arranged in rear of theguide-rollers, take-up rollers arranged above and below theguide-rollers, two carryingbands each connected at opposite ends to saiddrum and one of said take-up rollers and passing around one of saidguide-rollers,and means for operating the take-up rollers, substantiallyas set forth. a

4. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends with saiddrum and one of said rollers, and a motor for winding the bands on thedrum and unwinding the same from the takeup rollers, substantially asset forth.

5. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends with saiddrum and one of said rollers, a motor for winding, the bands on the drumand unwinding the same from the .take-up rollers, and a coupling devicearranged between the motor and the drum, substantially as set forth.

6. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up'rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withsaid drum and one of said rollers, a spring-motor for winding the bandson the drum and unwinding the same from the takeup rollers, a stopdevice for arresting the operation of said motor, and a coupling devicebetween the motor and drum arranged to disengage said stop device fromthe motor when said members are coupled and to permit the rengagement ofthe stop device when the motor is uncoupled from the drum, substantiallyas set forth.

7. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends with saiddrum and one of said rollers, a spring-motor for winding the bands onthe drum and unwinding the same from the takeup rollers,said motorcomprising a coil-spring, a winding-shaft connected with the spring anda gear-wheel meshing with a pinion on the winding-shaft, a detachablecoupling-pinion constructed to mesh with the motor gearwheel andinterlock with the shaft of the drum when the coupling-pinion is movedinto its operative position, and a detent engaging with a ratchet-rim onthe motor gear-wheel and arranged in the path of the coupling-pinion,whereby upon moving the latter into its operative position the detent isdisengaged from the motor gear-wheel and the latter is coupled with thedrum, while upon moving the coupling-pinion into an inoperative positionthe motor gear-wheel is uncoupled from the drum and the detent permittedto reengage the ratchet-rim on the motor gear-wheel,

substantially as set forth.

8. In a Vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two carrying-bands each connected at its opposite ends to thedrum and oneof said rollers, a spring-motor adapted to receive a windingdevice and constructed to wind the bands on the drum and unwind the samefrom the takeup rollers, a coupling device for connecting the motor anddrum, a casing inclosing said parts and provided opposite the motor andthe drum with openings for the passage of said winding and couplingdevices, and a shutter for covering said openings, substantially as setforth.

9. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, two take-uprollers, two carrying-bands each connected at its opposite ends to thedrum and one of said rollers, a spring-motor adapted to receive awinding device constructed to wind the bands on the drum and unwind thesame from the take-up rollers, a coupling device for connecting themotor and drum, a casing inclosing said parts and provided with amovable panel and with openings through which the winding and couplingdevices are applied to said motor and drum, a shutter for covering saidopenings, and automatic mechanism for shifting said shutter upon openingor closing said panel, substantially as set forth.

10. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at its opposite endsto the drum and one of said rollers, a spring-motor adapted to receive awinding device and constructed to wind the bands on the drum and unwindthe same from the take up rollers, a coupling device for connecting themotor and drum, a casing inclosing said parts and provided with amovable panel and with openings through which the winding and couplingdevices are applied to said motor and drum, a shutter for covering saidopenings, a rock-lever connected with the shutter and arranged to beengaged by said panel, and a spring whereby the lever is turned to openthe shutter, substantially as set forth.

11. In a vending-machine, the combination of two guide-rollers, twotake-up rollers, a magazine-drum,two carrying-bands arranged to receivethe articles to be dispensed between them and each connected at itsopposite ends to the drum and one of the take-up rollers while itsintermediate portion passes around one of said guide-rollers, means foroperating the take-up rollers, and an inclosing casing for said partsprovided with a movable panel having a dischargeopening between saidguide-rollers, substantially as set forth.

12. In a vending-machine, the combination of two guide-rollers, twotake-up rollers, a magazine-drum,two carrying-bands arranged to receivethearticles to be dispensed between them and each connected at itsopposite ends to the drum and one of the take-up rollers while itsintermediate portion passes around one of said guide-rollers, means foroperating the take-up rollers, an inclosing casing for said partsprovided with a movable panel having a discharge-opening between theguiderollers, and a guide-flange extending from the lower edge of saidopening to one of the guide-rollers, substantially as set forth.

13. In a vending-machine, the combination of two guide-rollers, twotake-up rollers, a magazine-drum,two carrying-bands arranged to receivethe articles to be dispensed between them and each connected at oppositeends to the drum and one of the take-up rollers while its intermediateportion passes around one of said guide-rollers, means for operating thetake-up rollers, an inclosing casing for said parts provided with amovable panel having a discharge-opening between the guide-rollers, anda guard-hood extending downwardly from the upper edge of said opening,substantially as set forth.

14. In a vending-machine, the combination of two guide-rollers arrangedone above the other, two take-up rollers arranged above and below theguide-rollers, a magazine-drum arranged in rear of said guide-rollers,two carrying-bands arranged to receive the articles to be dispensedbetween them and each connected at opposite ends to the drum and one ofthe take-up rollers while its intermediate portion passes around one ofsaid guide-rollers, means for operating the take-up rollers, and aninclosing casing for said parts having a front panel which is pivoted atits lower end to the casing and provided with a horizontaldischarge-slot opposite the space between the guide-rollers, an innerguide-flange extending from the lower edge of said slot to the lowerroller, and an outer guide-hood extending downwardly from the upper edgeof said slot, substantially as set forth.

15. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withsaid drum and one of said rollers, and motors for winding the bands onthe rollers and unwinding the same from the drum, substantially as setforth.

16. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withsaid drum and one of said rollers, and motors connected with the take-uprollers and arranged to be wound up by the unwinding of the bands fromthe take-up rollers whereby the bands are automatically wound upon thetake-up rollers when the drum is released, substantially as set forth.

17. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-dru m, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withsaid drum and one of the rollers, a motor for Winding the bands from thetakeup rollers upon the drum, and motors for winding the bands from thedrum upon the take-up rollers, substantially as set forth.

18. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-dru in, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withsaid drum and one of said rollers, a spring-motor detachably connectedwith the drum .for winding the bands from the takeup rollers upon thedrum, and spring-motors permanently connected with the take-up rollersfor winding the bands from the drum upon the rollers, the motorconnected with the drum being of greater power than those connected withthe take-up rollers, substantially as set forth.

19. In a vending-machine, the combination ICC of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands which receive the article to bedispensed between them and each connectcd at opposite ends to the drumand one of the take-up rollers, a spring-motor permanently connectedwith each take-up roller for winding the corresponding band from thedrum upon its take-up roller, and a springmotor detachably connectedwith the drum for winding both bands from the take-up rollers upon thedrum, the motor connected with the drum being of greater power than thecombined strength of the motors connected with the take-up rollers,substantially as set forth.

20. In a vending-machine, thecombination of a magazine-drum, two take-updevices, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends with thedrum and one of the take-up devices, means for operating the take-updevices, and controlling means for preventingthe bands from moving morethan a predetermined distance at a time from the drum toward the take-updevices, substantially as set forth.

21. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers,two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of the rollers, motors for winding the bands from thedrum upon the rollers, means for operating the take-up rollers, and acontrolling device for preventing the band from moving more than apredetermined distance at a time from the drum toward the take-uprollers, substantially as set forth. a I

22. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and oneof the rollers, means for operating the take-up rollers,an escapement-disk turned by the drum and provided with an annular rowof escapementteeth, an escapement-pawl engaging with said teeth, andmeans for releasing said pawl, substantially as set forth.

23. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of said rollers, means for operating the take-uprollers, an escapement-disk turned by the drum and provided with anannular row of escapementteeth, an escapement pawl engaging said teeth,and a latch for disengaging the pawl from said teeth, substantially asset forth.

24. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected atopposite ends withthe drum and one of said rollers, means for operating the take-uprollers, an escapementdisk turned by the drum and provided with anannular row of escapementteeth, an escapementpawl engaging said teeth, areciprocating latch which is coupled with the pawl during the first partof its forward movement and disengages the latter from said teeth, andmeans for disengaging the latch from the pawl during the lastpart of itsforward movement, substantially as set forth.

25; In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of said rollers, means for operating the take-uprollers, an escapement-disk turned by the drum and provided with anannular row of escapementteeth, a pivoted escapement-pawl engaging atone end with said teeth and provided at its opposite end with ashoulder, and a reciprocating latch provided with a hook engaging saidshoulder and with a cam which rides over a'support for disengaging thelatch from the pawl, substantially as set forth.

26. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of the rollers, an escapement-disk turned by the drumand provided with an annular row of escapementteeth, a pivotedescapement-pawl engaging at one end with said teeth and provided at itsopposite end with a shoulder and with an in cline in front of saidshoulder, and a reciprocating latch provided with a hook engaging said.shoulder and with a cam which rides over a support for disengaging thelatch from the pawl, substantially as set forth.

27. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of the rollers, an

escapement-disk turned by the drum and provided with an annular row ofescapementteeth, a pivoted escapement-pawl engaging at one end with saidteeth and provided atits op-- posite end with a shoulder and an inclinein the front of said shoulder, a reciprocating latch provided with ahook engaging said shoulder and with a cam which rides over a supportfor disengaging the latch from the pawl, and a hand-lever connected withsaid latch, substantially as set forth.

28. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of the rollers, means for operating the take-uprollers, an escapement-disk provided with an annular row of teeth, areducing driving-gearing interposed between said disk and drum, a pawlengaging with said teeth, and means for releasing the pawl,substantially as set forth.

29. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two

carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends with the drum and one ofthe rollers, means for operating the take-up rollers, an escapement-diskprovided with an annular row of teeth which are gradually spaced farther apart from the front end to the rear end of the row, a reducingdriving-gearing interposed between said disk and drum, a pawl engagingwith said teeth, a stop which is arranged on the disk at therear end ofits row of teeth and which is adapted to engage the pawl for limitingthe forward movement of the disk, and means for releasing the pawl, Isubstantially as set forth.

Witness my hand this 20th day of October,

gaging with said teeth, and means for releas- I ing said pawl,substantially as set forth.

30. In a vending-machine, the combination of a magazine-drum, twotake-up rollers, two carrying-bands each connected at opposite ends withthe drum and one of the rollers, means for operating the take-uprollers, an

escapement-disk provided With an annular 1902. row of teeth which aregradually spaced far- MELVIN C. CLEMONS. ther apart from the front endto the rear end \Vitnesses:

JOHN HUNT, E. L. WHITING.

of the row, a reducing driving-gearing interposed between said disk anddrum, a pawl en-

